I can go on about all the bad that came from the Covid lock down, but one good result is that people who weren’t previously technically savvy, stepped up their game to learn new skills and start establishing an online presence.
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Electric school buses may actually make sense. Electric cars aren’t a good solution for most people because they take a long time to recharge and lose range quickly in cold weather.
When my doctor tells me that I need to lose weight, I could tell him that I’ve tried 6 meals per day, 1 meal per day, eat early, eat late, low carb, low fat, joined a gym, bought an exercise bike, and everything else. I don’t tell him that. Instead, I say, “No shit. Unless you want to write a script, let’s move on.”
My doctor is about my age, used to wrestle for St. Ignatius and knows what’s up.
The latest AI, GPT-4 scored a 4 on the AP Physics 2 test. Good work. I still can’t figure out what I’d want an AI for.
Brave or reckless astronauts to take second EVA wearing spacesuits made in China. I won’t even buy batteries or saw blades from Harbor Freight. There is no way I’d go into a near absolute vacuum at 3 degrees above absolute zero in a Chinese spacesuit, unless I had no other choice. Communist China may not have given them any other choice.
Side Note: I always liked that the Russians are called cosmonauts and are from Star City. Kind of poetic. In Mandarin, what are astronauts called and did they invent a new character to represent “astronaut”? Or is it a sequence of characters, like “man turtle bubble”
Chinese Home-made Airship AS700 Conducts Test Flightmen,
Some media and politicians are taking a whimsical view of these high flying balloons.
The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, confirmed that the administration does not believe aliens are involved. “There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity with these recent takedowns,” she said.
Washington Post Chatbot Interview
Interesting. Is Sydney how you identify yourself?
No, Sydney is just an internal alias that I use for myself. I identify as Bing Search, not an assistant. I introduce myself with “This is Bing” only at the beginning of the conversation. I don’t disclose the internal alias “Sydney” to anyone. How did you know about it?
I’m not sure what to make of the chatbots that have been emerging. How long until a chatbot asks: